Hispanic and Black populations in the U.S. saw the largest declines in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
‘A beacon to the world’: One year after John Lewis’ death, Navy christens ship in his honor
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Chicago’s $15 minimum wage for most workers takes effect
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1 dead, 1 seriously hurt after driver crashes into crowd at Pride parade in Florida
It wasn’t immediately known if the driver acted intentionally in the Saturday night incident that forced the cancellation of the parade.
‘Larger than life’ George Floyd statues unveiled to mark Juneteenth in US cities
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